Denon AVR-S970H 7.2-Channel 8K Network AV Receiver $399 + Free Shipping

gh0stleader

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Quote from Medwynd

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Any reason to upgrade from an x2300w if only using 4k with 5.2.1?

Can this use zone 2 while zone 1 is playing audio?

I've got the same unit and I'm struggling to justify the new receiver.

TheChosenCheif

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TheChosenCheif

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Quote from TalentedPencil5534

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I am a complete newb to receivers. I recently bought a new house and the house has 10 built in ceiling speakers........ 6 speakers are in the living room/ TV room, 2 in the master bedroom, and 2 outside on the porch. Would this receiver allow me to play the same song out of all speakers? IS there any other equipment I should look into buying? Thank you for helping this newb.

Maybe overkill for what you need if you just want a simple setup to play the same music across the 10 speakers.

The short answer to your question is yes, it would allow you to play the same music across all 10 speakers. This receiver has 7 speaker inputs (+ 2 sub inputs) but you could just plug two speakers into a single input for 3 of the inputs to support the 10. If it's multi-zone (think it has 2 zones) you could set up the speakers in two separate zones and play separate music at the same time on those zones.

Last edited by TheChosenCheif June 3, 2023 at 08:47 PM.

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CoreyH8836

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Good receiver, I waa able to get an openbox from Ebay last fall. 120hz works great.

Zetroc

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Quote from jimschoice

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I bought my Onkyo specifically because it does have a DAC for the zone 2 output. I even verified with Onkyo support to be sure before I bought it. I did have to return the first one because Costco dropped the price a week after I bought it and wouldn't give me an adjustment. My TX-NR6050 sends digital signals out the analog Zone 2 to my outdoor speaker amps just fine. I stream music from an Echo link via optical connection, from the Sirius/XM app from a Google Chromecast with Google TV via HDMI, as well as any content from the TV itself. I have not had any issue with it.

I don't use Atmos, so I can't speak to that.

If you are using one of the hd/uhd music sources - Tidal, Amazon or Qobuz - you may want to consider replacing the Link with a WiiM mini or pro.

Medwynd

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Medwynd

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Quote from gh0stleader

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I've got the same unit and I'm struggling to justify the new receiver.

Spent the last couple of hours looking for anything it would do for me and not finding anything. I can't make use of 8k on the new on. All the inputs are 4k 2.2 on the current one. Upscales to 4k if I had to but I leave that up to the tv. So I'm drawing a blank.

Maybe dynamic hdr, hdr 10+, and VRR but I dont think I could pull the trigger just for those.

Great price, but just don't need it even though my x2300w has got to be 7 years old now and still punching above it's weight imo.

Last edited by Medwynd June 3, 2023 at 10:12 PM.

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ChristopherJ26

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Quote from BlownCamaro

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Onkyo doesn't either. Very annoying that a basic feature is left out of nearly every AVR now.

If you run your TT through your avr, you should at the very least have a decent external pre amp anyway. Even a shiit mani was a vast improvement on the last ave built in phono i had.

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slopensoar

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Recently created an alert hoping to get the S760H the next time it went on sale at Costco, then this S970H pops up. Replacing a 20+ year old Kenwood 5.1 setup so I've got some more updating to do. Thanks!

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ninehead

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Quote from youra6

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Did the 2XXX series ever have preouts though?

Of course they used to. I am still using denon 2808ci which has 7.1 preouts. Needs upgrade because it does not support DD+...

ninehead

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Quote from namlook

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The 703s have a low efficiency rating of 88. The vast majority of people own relatively efficient speakers and have relatively small rooms. This means their power requirements are much lower than 90w per channel. So 90w will be fine for the vast majority of people.

Here's how to figure out what you need

https://www.reddit.com/r/homethea...confidence

90w per channel is pretty good but with this receiver you are lucky if you can get 50w per channel in 7.1 mode so preouts are very important. My main setup has jbl 580, still sr7005 with 125w per channel in paper can not drive them well.

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TylerL7392

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Quote from fryDaddy

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I just went to Best Buy online and they price-matched it. Actually what they did was price match it at $499 and then gave me a $100 back. Something in their system maybe.

How did you give the best buy representative the link to show the price at 399? Everytime I send them a link they see $799

CyanCheetah7665

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CyanCheetah7665

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In was checking out the 760 anyway so this was a no brained. Thanks !

Buckeyefan 1

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Quote from TalentedPencil5534

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I am a complete newb to receivers. I recently bought a new house and the house has 10 built in ceiling speakers........ 6 speakers are in the living room/ TV room, 2 in the master bedroom, and 2 outside on the porch. Would this receiver allow me to play the same song out of all speakers? IS there any other equipment I should look into buying? Thank you for helping this newb.

Be careful. You can clip the amplifier running too many speakers at once, especially over long runs of speaker wire. Hopefully the last owner installed at least 12 gauge wire for the other zones.

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DursmanRI

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Quote from Medwynd

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Spent the last couple of hours looking for anything it would do for me and not finding anything. I can't make use of 8k on the new on. All the inputs are 4k 2.2 on the current one. Upscales to 4k if I had to but I leave that up to the tv. So I'm drawing a blank.

Maybe dynamic hdr, hdr 10+, and VRR but I dont think I could pull the trigger just for those.

Great price, but just don't need it even though my x2300w has got to be 7 years old now and still punching above it's weight imo.

eARC is a big asset if you want to pass Atmos or lossless PCM from the TV back to the AVR, be it through a console you have hooked up to the TV or an app you are using. That's probably the only thing you really need (I think the X2300 has ARC but not eARC). If you have that, there's no reason to keep going on the upgrade carousel since the TV itself is the only component in the chain that truly needs to be able to handle VRR and the rest of the newer 2.2 features. Plug your gaming consoles into the TV direct, send everything else (whatever you still have) to the AVR, and have eARC enabled and you're going to be good for a long while. Spend the extra $$ on the TV or speakers.

And if you're not gaming, then there's basically no rationale to be heavily invested in one of these anyway -- not unless your receiver is really old and in need of replacement.

This IS a great deal though. I've been through recent Onkyo and Sony AVR's to test them out, and I'm happiest with the 2019 Denon I have (x4500) with the higher end Audyssey. If the Audyssey in this AVR works half as well (I have not tried it, only the XT32 version) then it really makes it a phenomenal deal. The Onkyo I tried (7100) was like a featherweight by comparison and sounded so weak, even with the much touted Dirac Live being implemented (and I did calibrate my system with it, and it still sounded terrible).

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Quote from ninehead

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90w per channel is pretty good but with this receiver you are lucky if you can get 50w per channel in 7.1 mode so preouts are very important. My main setup has jbl 580, still sr7005 with 125w per channel in paper can not drive them well.

FYI It may not be the AVR that's the problem since the recommended power/watts starts at 25 watts with those speakers.

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